Londoners fight a Brick Lane datacentre, and it is not even for AI

Smart Lane kurangkan kesesakan trafik hingga 50 peratus

KUALA LUMPUR: Inisiatif Smart Lane di lebuh raya utama negara berjaya mengurangkan kadar kesesakan trafik antara 30 peratus hingga 50 peratus sepanjang tempoh 2023 hingga kini. Menteri Kerja Raya, Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi berkata, pelaksanaan sistem berkenaan oleh Lembaga Lebuhraya Malaysia (LLM) terbukti berkesan meningkatkan kelancaran aliran trafik di kawasan terlibat. Beliau berkata, daripada ... Read more The post Smart Lane kurangkan kesesakan trafik hingga 50 peratus appeared first on Utusan Malaysia.

We Mapped Rural Data Center Development – and Opposition. Here's What We Found.

Washington, D.C.'s metropolitan area has long hummed with data centers. The region, which encompasses much of Northern Virginia, has become known as Data Center Alley, home to more data centers than anywhere else in the world. But the data center boom, driven by the rise of AI and the race to build the infrastructure powering it, is changing the geography of these energy-intensive, warehouse-like facilities. Data centers have arrived in rural America...

From railways to AI: Belt and Road partners look for the next stage of growth

From railways to AI: Belt and Road partners look for the next stage of growth

3 Networking Chip Stocks Riding the AI Data Center Boom

Computing power is meaningless if chips can't work together.

How AI could help Hong Kong taxi drivers find customers on the streets

Hong Kong taxi drivers will be able to identify streets with high rider demand using a big data prediction model powered by artificial intelligence (AI) as soon as mid-2027, according to a cab payment start-up and a university that developed the system. The StreetSights system is the result of a collaboration between Dash and the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, which said on Thursday that their interim research results were up to 90 per cent accurate in forecasting demand and...

nLighten CEO Dawn Childs on edge datacentres and sovereignty

We talk to the CEO of nLighten about the limits of the UK power grid, why that makes ‘edge’ datacentres a good idea, and navigating contemporary data sovereignty requirements

Need To Digitalise Traffic Management

With a spike in vehicles year after year, traffic management has become a daunting task, especially in urban centres lik...

Filipino tech firm targets hidden business losses from unanswered calls

Forgotten frontier of digitlization? Landlines get a cloud boost to keep customers connected

NextEra’s Acquisition of Dominion Energy Would Result in Corporate Mega-Utility

The utility merger seeks to exploit the data center boom for profit and political clout, at ratepayers’ expense.

Suit Alleges That Gas Stations Use AI to Hike Gas Prices

There's a law against that... in California at least.

Down on Wall Street - heavy for technology companies

Down on Wall Street - heavy for technology companies

Big Tech’s AI debt just hit $350bn, and Europe is about to feel it

Big Tech built its reputation on mountains of cash. It is building its AI empire on debt, and the bill is starting to land in Europe. The five biggest builders of AI data centres in the US have doubled their debt over five years. Together, Alphabet, Amazon, Meta, Microsoft and Oracle have piled on about [] This story continues at The Next Web

TOM EATON | New demerit system: the taxi industry is a sore point

To succeed, the traffic system requires road management that works

Debunking Data Center Myths

by Jeff Reynolds You’ve heard the stories. Data centers are loud, water-guzzling monsters chewing up rural landscapes. They promise jobs but deliver none. They’ll suck the grid dry, jack up everyone’s electric bill, overload the power grid, and leave abandoned warehouses when the AI bubble bursts. Opponents paint them as the latest corporate scam, with []

Smart Lane cuts highway congestion by up to 50pc, accident rates remain low, says Nanta

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 — The Smart Lane traffic management initiative has reduced congestion on selected highways by...

BTIG starts DLR, EQIX at Buy, calls data center demand a multi-decade supercycle

BTIG starts DLR, EQIX at Buy, calls data center demand a multi-decade supercycle

AI fuels record $200bn M&A boom in US power sector

Companies in dealmaking blitz as they seek to build the energy infrastructure for data centres

UK guts planning red tape so datacenters can bypass the neighbors faster

Overhaul of process could give NIMBYs one year less to complain

EAAA Alternatives wins two NHAI highway contracts worth ₹2,259 crore

With the addition of these assets through its portfolio company, Epic Concessions 2 Pvt Ltd, EAAA’s infrastructure portfolio has expanded to 26 roads across 17 states, covering more than 7,700 lane km, including assets under binding agreements.

Repriced And Ripe: Institutional Buyers Eyeing Trophy Office

Artificial intelligence is driving a wave of office leasing in a select few cities on both coasts, and investors are trying to follow closely behind. A growing group of institutional buyers is zeroing in on the top office towers that have recently been...

Microsoft’s $7.3 Billion AI Data Center Just Caught a Nasty Lawsuit From Furious Neighbors

Being a good neighbor is far easier said than done. The post Microsoft’s 7.3 Billion AI Data Center Just Caught a Nasty Lawsuit From Furious Neighbors appeared first on Futurism.

How will Türkiye’s AI Action Plan unfold between 2026-2030?

The contemporary interstate rivalry makes the use of artificial intelligence a primary variable in defining cyber sovereignty and national security infrastructure. Türkiye, which h...

General : Smart Lane Eases Traffic Congestion By Up To 50 Pct - Nanta

KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 (Bernama) -- The Smart Lane initiative implemented on several stretches of the North-South Expressway (PLUS) since 2023 has helped reduce traffic congestion by between 30 and 50 per cent, said Works Minister Datuk Seri Alexander Nanta Linggi.

University of Seoul-supported startup to develop AI-based road safety management model

University of Seoul-supported startup to develop AI-based road safety management model

Building tech in the world’s secret R&D hub

Apple. Anthropic. Disney Research. Google. Meta. Microsoft. NVIDIA. OpenAI. Few places outside Silicon Valley can claim RD hubs from all of these companies. Fewer still are concentrated in a city of just over 400,000 people—roughly half the size of San Francisco. Over the past two decades, however, many of the world’s most influential technology companies

AI Power Crunch Has Investors Seeking Next IPO Winners

The artificial intelligence boom has a power problem, and Wall Street is betting billions on companies that promise to solve it — even if some of the technology hasn’t been fully developed yet.

The future of mining has no drivers

In one of China's largest coalfields, autonomous haul trucks transport up to 150 tons without drivers. Using AI, sensors, and real-time navigation, they are transforming mining with greater efficiency, precision, and safety. #XinjiangUnveiled

Big Tech Now Targeting Native American Land for Massive Data Centers...

Big Tech Now Targeting Native American Land for Massive Data Centers... (First column, 1st story, link) Related stories:The great hub cover-up...ZITRON UNLOADS: INVESTORS BEING CONNED BY AI HYPE!ANTHOPIC, OPENAI SHOULD NOT BE ALLOWED TO IPO...Public Offerings Spark FOMO Among San Fran Home Buyers...Doom Loop Replaced by Land Grab...

Gas station owners have found a use case for AI, lawsuit says: colluding to fix prices

A new lawsuit claims AI pricing software helped Marathon, BP, and Circle K fix gas prices across 1,700 California stations.

Agentic infrastructure operations begin with accurate, reliable infrastructure data

Organizations are racing to apply AI across the enterprise, and infrastructure is one of the most compelling targets: automated provisioning, The post Agentic infrastructure operations begin with accurate, reliable infrastructure data appeared first on The New Stack.

The Fight Against AI Datacenters Is Important – but It’s Just a Starting Point

The Fight Against AI Datacenters Is Important – but It’s Just a Starting Point barry Fri, 07/10/2026 - 22:31

Top EV Partnerships in India Powering Drivn’s Electric Mobility and EV Fleet Solutions

Drivn Transition Pvt Ltd’s EV partnerships in India with Energy in Motion, Montra Electric, Switch Mobility, and, recently, BillionE Mobility are shaping how commercial fleets adopt electric vehicles. These collaborations represent some of the most important EV collaborations in India because they directly address the core barriers of cost, infrastructure, and scalability in commercial EV adoption. Key EV Partnerships of Drivn Transition Pvt. Limited Energy in Motion: Deployment of 1,000 electric trucks supported by battery-swapping and operational planning BillionE Mobility: Introduction of 200 electric trucks for freight operations and electrified corridor development Switch Mobility: EV leasing solutions enabling fleet operators

15 Myths about Data Centers—and the Taxpayer Perspective

By Jess Ward, Leah Vukmir.

5 data-driven cartoons about data centre takeovers

5 data-driven cartoons about data centre takeovers

Meta data centre in Alberta to start up ahead of adjacent Greenlight power plant

META's new data centre, being built north of Edmonton, will be allowed to connect to Alberta's electrical grid before its new natural gas-fired power plant is ready